Ambulances Forced to Stop on M1 & Have Patients Arrested

Two people were arrested after two separate ambulances were forced to pull over on the M1 in the early hours of yesterday morning.

At around 12:20am, a 38 year old man became uncooperative in the back of an ambulance en route from Dundalk to Our Lady of Lourdes hospital, Drogheda.

Paramedics were forced to pull over on the southbound carriageway and Gardaí were called to the scene.

The individual, who was drunk at the time was arrested.

A short time later at around 1:40am, a second ambulance also heading from Dundalk to Our Lady of Lourdes was forced to pull into a service station after a 31 year old woman wouldn't cooperate and refused to sit down.

Gardaí attended the scene and woman, believed to be highly intoxicated at the time was arrested.